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The Sun. (North Canton, Stark County, Ohio), 1971-12-01

1971-12-01-001

ESSENTIAL BALANCING EXERCISE
Time To Take Stock
Steadily escalating costs have encouraged many
municipalities to turn 'to federal, state, and county
governments for fiscal nourishment to lessen their
property tax burden.
Regardless of what the level of government is
called, all taxes come from the pockets of the" people.
City governments went $1.5 billion "into the red" in
bhe 1970 fiscal year.
It is more important than ever tlhat local leadership should be encouraged to prepare a complete analysis of the current local financial situation and to project spending needs for the next 'decade. This should
be spelled out in simple terms for each project with a
clear statement of the future effects on taxpayers.
The defeats of local bond issues in several recent elections across the country indicate the public wants all
the acts and proof of need for all government expenditures.
Only through a business-like handling of public
funds can definite spending priorities be established in
order to provide the best possible services based on
what, we, the people, are willing to pay.
On Ignorance
Project
of NC Jaycees
If you get right down to it, probably tfhe most
devastating force in the world today is ignorance—
- particularly when it is hitched up to an unwillingness
to learn.
Take the world situation, for example. We are
called War-mongers and imperialists by the Communists and their echoing satellites—«trid too many of
... "those- enslaved people, kept in ignorance by the Communist overlords, believe this story. Yet—our history —:
has proven tj^^n^ilme atfcl'-jWifeJ^ jm&tt,.. Santa Calls
-we m.^wag^flpessiVe wars. As a peopW we "do *^***«** :vw-**o
not like war- An44w^e' tip 4$^W'&her ijiatftbh's
territories. But the ignorant do not know this—and
they, believe what they are told.
•rhe same is true of internal dissensions, group
prejudices and group hatreds. They are, for the most
part, based on ignorance, fomented by fears, and fanned by emotionalism. People dislike each other because they do not know each other . . . because they
are ignorant.
What can we do about it? Ignorance never yet
settled any question. And the only cure for ignorance
is knowledge. Men will be brutal as long as they believe absurdities.
The ignorance of the other man must be coped
with, of course. Perhaps he should not be condemned
for it, if he has had no opportunity to learn, but
neither should he be permitted to use it as an alibi. It
must be met with a constant barrage of truth.
But the ignorance of the other man is not OUiR
personal problem ~ nor a justification for our own
shortcomings. It is our OWN" ignorance that must be
met and mastered. We can be so big that we need
not be tiny. The mark of the truly educated man is
that he looks neither up nor 'down at other people —,
but straight ahead at his fellow man.
We must know so thoroughly what we believe,,
why we believe it, and what Uie facts are, that we
are sufficiently confident of the Tightness of our belief, to competently study what the other feHow be^
lieves—and why.. As our own ignorance vanishes, we
begin to think more clearly, prejudice is broken down
and understanding takes its place. But to do this we
need a willingness to learn, and a readiness to understand.
There are many different yardsticks for understanding, but none has ever surpassed the Golden
Rule. If we would put it to practice in our daily lives,
the jeaulousy, envy, hatred, prejudice that is ignorance would never have the opportunity to stifle our
better impulses, nor to becloud our minds. We would
be strong and sure because the knowledge of good
would have dispelled the mists of ignorance.
'$jj3jP,/ Vol 49 ■ No. 12 • One Section 18 Pages ages NORTH CANTON. OHIO, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER l, 1971
Gallery Display
Features Loan
Art at Library
Thirty oil and watercolor
paintings from the loan collection of the North Canton Public
Library are on display during
December in the Little Art
Gallery.
They are part of the 89 framed
reproductions of famous paintings ranging from works by 17th
Century Dutch masters to contemporary American artists
which may be borrowed for 28
days on a library card.
The collection also includes
19 religious paintings which are
not loaned.
Persons who would like to
order prints from the group may
v contact Mrs. Izilla Zumkehr of
623 Summit St. SE, gallery director.
The paintings include examples of the romanticism of Constable and Delacroix; the impressionism of Monet, Degas
and Renoir; the pbst-lmpress-
ionism of Cezanne, Gauguin; and
the experimentation and abstraction of Braque, Picasso
and Klee.
American artists represented include Andrew Wyeth,
Charles Burchfield, Ben Shahn,
and George Bellows.
Also on display will be a collection df dolls and toys from
around the world which belong
to Mrs.. Chester Sterling of 1369
Westfield Ave. SW. She purchased them during travels with
her husband, who did advisory
work for the government in
Egypt and India.
Another feature is the large
840-volume art book collection
at the Library. Students and researchers will find such reference material as "Lives of the
Painters' in four volumes by
John Canaday, and "Great
Drawings of All Times,"edited
by Moskowitz, also lit four volumes.
10c per copy; $4.50 per year by Mail; $6.00 Outside County
SEAL Funds Will Return Four
Servicemen For Holiday Leaves
Street, Park
Employees Ask
Wage Increase
PROCEEDS.'WOX. 'SWEET-N' UNIFORM FUND. North Canton Police
Auxiliary are,itt the midst of their annual candy sale which they conduct to
build a uniform replacement fund for the 21-man force. Auxiliary Cpt. Francis
Buckley (right) checks out a new shipment of goodies with his aide, Lt Art
Edwards, who's- taking phone orders at 494-1575* The all-volunteer police auxiliary added 139 hours during their recent Halloween patron stint, bringing total volunteer hours thus far in 1971 to 4,788 man hours. All of the men of the
auxiliary, which serves as supplemental aid to the regular police force, have
completed a 10-hour first aid course and monthly have 90-minute training sessions. In addition to the Sunday morning church traffic duties that are a familiar sight here, the men ride patrol duty with regular officers on weekends and
assist in all emergency situations on which their help is requested.
Open House Ded9 To Legion Test Is
flbliarji^fe#£lTcAer Slated in Three
Area Schools
Would your child enjoy a personal telephone call from Santa
this year?
If so you can arrange for the
call by filling out the 'Santa
Calls" coupon in today's Sun.
Arranged by the North Canton
Jaycees to cover the North Canton School District, the calls
will be made the week of Dec.
13 between the hours of 6-8 p.m.
Information forms, which are
also available at the Chamber
'of Commerce office, 121S, Main
St., are to be mailed to the project chairman, Karl Schulze, at
1106 Shelley Dr. NE, North Canton, 44721. .
Deadline for arranging for the
calls will be Saturday, Dec. 11.
Santa will talk to the youngsters and listen to their holiday
gift lists. Parents wishing copies of the lists may enclose a
stamped self-addressed envelope when sendingtheirinform*
ation to Mr. Schulze.
The board, and staff 9? JfertK*
Canton Public Library Is planning an open house on Thursday, Dec. 9, to honor retiring
head librarian Mrs/ Elizabeth
Bricker.
Designated "Elizabeth Bricker Day'% the public is invited
to visit the library from 11
a.m. until 3 and from 7 until
9 that evening to honor Mrs.
Bricker, who has been at the
helm of the local library for 26
years.
Mrs. Bricker will have her
last dutyrday at the library on
Dec. 16 when she starts a two-
week vacation before beginning
her official retirement on Dec.
31.
A Cleveland native, Mrs.
Bricker is a graduate of Western Reserve University, where
she received bachelor's and
master's degrees.
She was with the Bedford
branch of the Cuyahoga County
Library before coming to North
Canton. '
She has a son, Bill, professor
of psychology at Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn,, and
two grandsons.
Mrs. Bricker is past president" of the Ohio Library Association and of the Stark County
Librarians Association. She
was elected to North Canton's
Charter Commission to write a
charter for the new city. She is
past president of the Ohio State
Mother's Association.
:"?j*^u?ii^^Ai**'\5,i»»rj«isiij^,
The Exercised Mind
Santa's Helicopter To
Land On Square Dec. 18
There was little surprise in a Duke University
psychologists' finding that the more intelligent an individual is, the slower will be his rate of mental decline in1 old age. Observation has long suggested that
, this was so. Observation also supports the conclusion
that continuing vigorous mental activity helps to keep
the mind alert in advanced age.
Men and women of high mental ability, whose
lives have been distinguished by strong and effective
use of that ability, often seem to retain theiv keenness far beyond the so-called retirement age. This is
notably true in the field of political leadership, as witness Churchill and Adenauer. Numerous examples
from the worfds of science and the arts and professions also; come to mind. A connection between mental exercise and mental vigor in old age is not yet
proven, but the evidence of such a connection is per-
■■ suasive. j"-.'
One is tempted to conclude that the mind, li)ce the
^YYrnuscies, can be kept: in condition only though exer-
Y: cise. The rate of decline may be faster for those of
less mental ability, but the dhances are that even
ordinary minds can retard the dwindling of their
■ Y ■. 'powers. Those who retain an active interest in , men
.■; - and-things and ideas, who continue tt)sexeiiclse;l_ieir
(::: if Y minds, can look forward to a keener olijagfe; thaiii / Friday of Christmas week with
'■'•!• these who fat their minds astrophy for lack of use. the hours 3:30-7 on Monday,
Saturday, Dec. 18, will be a red-letter day in
North Canton with two important events expected to
draw crowds to the downtown area. Dedication of the
new city hall building is slated for that morning at
11 a.m. to be followed by tours and then the official
arrival of Santa Claus at 2:30 by helicopter on the
front lawn of the Hoover Co.
Youngsters can follow him to
the Community Building-YMCA
which has donated the, use of the
multi-purpose room so that he
may greet young visitors until
5 p.m. He'll, distribute candy
canes' and light refreshments
are planned.
The remainder of his week- ^
long stay here he'Jl greet visitors in the office of the spon- ;
soring ; North Canton Area
Chamber of Commerce at 121
S. MainSt.
-To GivePrizes-
. He'll be on hand- for Yule,
consultations Monday- through i
3:30-6 on Tuesday, 3:30-7 on
Wednesday, 12 until 4 on Thursday and 2-4 on the afternoon of
Christmas Eve.
This year's Santa will have a
drawing for prizes and gift certificates oniThursday, Dec. 23,
with winners chosen from a-
mbng those who register during
visits to Santa;
Y ^Merchants Sppnsor-
Y" Phillip Becker is general
chairman for this Chamber project, assisted by C.V. (Al) Curran. Area merchants and businesses, are acting as Santa spon-
MRS. ELIZABETH BRICKER
Rotary to Hear
Departing Guest
Student Thursday
Barbara Emmanuel, ending
her year-long stay in North
Canton as a Rotary exchange
student, will speak when North
Canton Rotaty meets for dinner
on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 6:30
p.m. in Community Christian
Church.
She will return to her native
Rhodesia on Friday. She was
guest of honor for an open house
held on Sunday by her current
hosts, the Mike Birchers of 437
ttower St. NE.
A large number of area residents had the opportunity to
meet Barbara when she was the
teen-age speaker for the community-wide thanksgiving service last Wednesday at Hoover
High School.
Jaycees Seek
Toys For Yule
Gifts for Needy
A "Toys for Children" drive
will be conducted by North Canton Jaycees the week of Dec.
5-11 for distribution at Christmas by Jaycees and other area
service organizations.
The Jaycees are seeking new
and good-conditioned used toys
which may be dropped off at
four locations---the Quik Shop
on N. MainSt., Lawson's Restaurant on S.Main.Biair'sArco
Service on E. Maple and DiFeo
Ford on Whipple Ave.
Jaycee Wives are making
Juniors and seniors at Hoover, Oakwood and Glenwood High
Schools will be participating in
the American Legion of Ohio's
state-wide Americanism and
Government Test the week of
Dec. 6.
North Canton American Legion Post 419, headed by its
commander John Weber, arranged the test in those schools.
He acknowledged the cooperation of faculty members Paul
Kieffer of Hoover, Mr. Lauten-
slager of Glenwood and Mr.
Shellage of Oakwood.
Steve Barchalk is Americanism chairman for Post 419 and
Mrs. Marie Woods holds that
post for the Auxiliary.
A boy and a girl from each
of the two grades will be determined local winners based upon
the highest grades received,
with the winners' tests then
scored on a county basis and
then county winners judged at
the Legion District level. District winners' papers will be
forwarded to Legion state headquarters where they will be
judged by a distinguished panel
of educators and professional
people.
A written request by city
street and park department employees seeking 40 cents per
hour wage increases and other
benefits was referred to the finance committee by City Council at its Monday, Nov. 22,
meeting.
The employees also asked for
insurance benefits, time off for
recuperation from work-incurred injuries, uniforms provided by the city, over time pay
after eight hours in one day and
a holiday on Veteran's Day.
Evan B. Schiltz, council president, said the administration
has been working on the matter.
John Walsh, director of law,
said he understands that the
wage freeze applies to municipalities.
In other business, council:
APPOINTED Ted Hummel to
fill the unexpired term of Dale
Gerber on the Civil Service
Commission. Mr. Gerber resigned effective Dec. 1 because
he was elected to city council.
HEARD that the equalization
board for the Skyline Circle
sewer project agreed that two
property owners who are already hooked into the sewer on
Meadow Lane Dr. SE should not
be assessed for a sewer which
would benefit solely a third property owner. They suggested the
city find another way of financing or consider an easement for
connection to the existing sewer
line.
REFERRED to the property
committee a proposed agreement between the city and Citizens Savings Association. Plans
include a possible exchange of
the old city hall site for use as
drive in window space for Citi-
Jaycee
Dance Dec. 11
The member-guest holiday
dinner dance of North Canton
Jaycees is slated for Saturday,
Dec. II, at the Imperial House.
Dancing to "The Modem
Sound" will follow cocktails at
8 p.m. and dinner at 8:30. Door
prizes and holiday gifts will be
a feature of the evening.
Reservations are being taken
by Dr. Lawrence Cohen, 1421
Portage St. NW.
Two boys and two girls from
each of the two grades will be
determined as tbe 12 state winners and will receive an all-
expense paid trip to the nation's
capital and historic Virginia in
early spring.
School officials through the
state have become increasingly
interested in having their school
and students participate In this
test program which consists of
questions relating to federal,
state and county government,
the flag and general Americana.
Four Stark County servicemen serving in Southeast Asia
will make it home for Christmas, one reportedly for a trip
to the altar, under county Jaycees SEAL (Southeast Asia
Leave) program.
The four, expected to arrive
home between Dec. 15-19, were
identified as:
Spec. 4 Terry Miller of 1735
Harmony SW, Spec. SKimStan-
gelow of 625 Walnut Ave. SW -
a prospective bridegroom, and
Marine Sgt. Dean Hansen of 7732
Hills and Dales Rd. NW, all of
Massillon, and Spec. 5 Michael
R. Stanley of 849D 44th St. NW,
Canton.
The Jaycees' program aims
to provide air fare home from
the military's rest and recuperation center in Honolulu for
county servicemen and women
serving in Southeast Asia.
Rowland Judge, project
chairman, said Jaycees made
approximately $3,000 during the
recent 'SEAL Week," portion
of their program fund-raising
efforts.
One serviceman was returned
home on leave earlier this
month and another has been approved for fare home plus tbe
four due to arrive in time for
Christmas. There are sufficient
funds at present, for five more,
he added.
-Need Remains-
Jaycees still have fare applications for 30 persons, he said,
and are hoping to raise approximately $8,000 to meet the need.
Expressing appreciation for
the-public's cooperation in the
program, be said the fund drive
is continuing. Contributions can
be sent to Canton Jaycees office at 229 Wells Ave. NE, he
added.
Program officials have given
special recognition to Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Dickes of 5077 Mon-
ticello Ave. NW, for their part
in conception of the leave project andMayorStanleyA.Cmich
for his support, particularly of
the SEAL benefit ball, hfghligfif '
of "SEAL Week."
Other projects during the
week included a Tag Day at
Canton and North Canton shopping centers; Burger King days
with a portion of three-day proceeds going to the project; a
radio station WINW telethon;
North Canton Jaycees spaghetti
dinner and benefit box lunch
sale by Dick's Parkade.
NC Annexation
Hearing Dec. 8
Stark County Commissioners
will conduct a public hearing on
Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 11 a.m.
in the county office building oft
a petition to annex a 14-acre
tract to the city of North Canton.
The tract is located along the
east side of Whipple Ave. NW
with the present corporation limits and Price Park adjoining
it on the East.
The vacant tract of land has
only two owners, both of whom
signed the petition for annexation.
^___^€___2___tlL_
brS^'n^SS-5yimA ''^-'for'-the collection areas
brighr red.and white lAmA ^ The Hoover Co. has do-
Santa Sponsor signs. nated ContaJners for the pr0ject.
GRAND OPENING. The Handy Shop Store "On the Square in Greentown" is holding its grand opening Wednesday th rough "'Saturday, E>ec. -1-4,
Mary Shumaker, manager of Greentown's newest store, welcomes everyone i&
the Greentown area to stop in and take advantage of grand opening specials.
The Handy Shop Store is the only one of its kind in the Greentown area —
featuring a full line of Chestnut Ridge products, including dairy foods, ice
cream and milk, and also offering baked goods, lunch meat, canned foods,
laundry aids, some drug items, notions, and even greeting cards and some school
supplies.) The store is open every day — seven days a week — from 8 a.m. to
10 p.m. The store, which formerly was occupied by a drug store, has been
completely renovated'arid arranged for thr; convenience of thr shopper who
wants fast service and a variety of items.
yy >>''

ESSENTIAL BALANCING EXERCISE
Time To Take Stock
Steadily escalating costs have encouraged many
municipalities to turn 'to federal, state, and county
governments for fiscal nourishment to lessen their
property tax burden.
Regardless of what the level of government is
called, all taxes come from the pockets of the" people.
City governments went $1.5 billion "into the red" in
bhe 1970 fiscal year.
It is more important than ever tlhat local leadership should be encouraged to prepare a complete analysis of the current local financial situation and to project spending needs for the next 'decade. This should
be spelled out in simple terms for each project with a
clear statement of the future effects on taxpayers.
The defeats of local bond issues in several recent elections across the country indicate the public wants all
the acts and proof of need for all government expenditures.
Only through a business-like handling of public
funds can definite spending priorities be established in
order to provide the best possible services based on
what, we, the people, are willing to pay.
On Ignorance
Project
of NC Jaycees
If you get right down to it, probably tfhe most
devastating force in the world today is ignorance—
- particularly when it is hitched up to an unwillingness
to learn.
Take the world situation, for example. We are
called War-mongers and imperialists by the Communists and their echoing satellites—«trid too many of
... "those- enslaved people, kept in ignorance by the Communist overlords, believe this story. Yet—our history —:
has proven tj^^n^ilme atfcl'-jWifeJ^ jm&tt,.. Santa Calls
-we m.^wag^flpessiVe wars. As a peopW we "do *^***«** :vw-**o
not like war- An44w^e' tip 4$^W'&her ijiatftbh's
territories. But the ignorant do not know this—and
they, believe what they are told.
•rhe same is true of internal dissensions, group
prejudices and group hatreds. They are, for the most
part, based on ignorance, fomented by fears, and fanned by emotionalism. People dislike each other because they do not know each other . . . because they
are ignorant.
What can we do about it? Ignorance never yet
settled any question. And the only cure for ignorance
is knowledge. Men will be brutal as long as they believe absurdities.
The ignorance of the other man must be coped
with, of course. Perhaps he should not be condemned
for it, if he has had no opportunity to learn, but
neither should he be permitted to use it as an alibi. It
must be met with a constant barrage of truth.
But the ignorance of the other man is not OUiR
personal problem ~ nor a justification for our own
shortcomings. It is our OWN" ignorance that must be
met and mastered. We can be so big that we need
not be tiny. The mark of the truly educated man is
that he looks neither up nor 'down at other people —,
but straight ahead at his fellow man.
We must know so thoroughly what we believe,,
why we believe it, and what Uie facts are, that we
are sufficiently confident of the Tightness of our belief, to competently study what the other feHow be^
lieves—and why.. As our own ignorance vanishes, we
begin to think more clearly, prejudice is broken down
and understanding takes its place. But to do this we
need a willingness to learn, and a readiness to understand.
There are many different yardsticks for understanding, but none has ever surpassed the Golden
Rule. If we would put it to practice in our daily lives,
the jeaulousy, envy, hatred, prejudice that is ignorance would never have the opportunity to stifle our
better impulses, nor to becloud our minds. We would
be strong and sure because the knowledge of good
would have dispelled the mists of ignorance.
'$jj3jP,/ Vol 49 ■ No. 12 • One Section 18 Pages ages NORTH CANTON. OHIO, WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER l, 1971
Gallery Display
Features Loan
Art at Library
Thirty oil and watercolor
paintings from the loan collection of the North Canton Public
Library are on display during
December in the Little Art
Gallery.
They are part of the 89 framed
reproductions of famous paintings ranging from works by 17th
Century Dutch masters to contemporary American artists
which may be borrowed for 28
days on a library card.
The collection also includes
19 religious paintings which are
not loaned.
Persons who would like to
order prints from the group may
v contact Mrs. Izilla Zumkehr of
623 Summit St. SE, gallery director.
The paintings include examples of the romanticism of Constable and Delacroix; the impressionism of Monet, Degas
and Renoir; the pbst-lmpress-
ionism of Cezanne, Gauguin; and
the experimentation and abstraction of Braque, Picasso
and Klee.
American artists represented include Andrew Wyeth,
Charles Burchfield, Ben Shahn,
and George Bellows.
Also on display will be a collection df dolls and toys from
around the world which belong
to Mrs.. Chester Sterling of 1369
Westfield Ave. SW. She purchased them during travels with
her husband, who did advisory
work for the government in
Egypt and India.
Another feature is the large
840-volume art book collection
at the Library. Students and researchers will find such reference material as "Lives of the
Painters' in four volumes by
John Canaday, and "Great
Drawings of All Times,"edited
by Moskowitz, also lit four volumes.
10c per copy; $4.50 per year by Mail; $6.00 Outside County
SEAL Funds Will Return Four
Servicemen For Holiday Leaves
Street, Park
Employees Ask
Wage Increase
PROCEEDS.'WOX. 'SWEET-N' UNIFORM FUND. North Canton Police
Auxiliary are,itt the midst of their annual candy sale which they conduct to
build a uniform replacement fund for the 21-man force. Auxiliary Cpt. Francis
Buckley (right) checks out a new shipment of goodies with his aide, Lt Art
Edwards, who's- taking phone orders at 494-1575* The all-volunteer police auxiliary added 139 hours during their recent Halloween patron stint, bringing total volunteer hours thus far in 1971 to 4,788 man hours. All of the men of the
auxiliary, which serves as supplemental aid to the regular police force, have
completed a 10-hour first aid course and monthly have 90-minute training sessions. In addition to the Sunday morning church traffic duties that are a familiar sight here, the men ride patrol duty with regular officers on weekends and
assist in all emergency situations on which their help is requested.
Open House Ded9 To Legion Test Is
flbliarji^fe#£lTcAer Slated in Three
Area Schools
Would your child enjoy a personal telephone call from Santa
this year?
If so you can arrange for the
call by filling out the 'Santa
Calls" coupon in today's Sun.
Arranged by the North Canton
Jaycees to cover the North Canton School District, the calls
will be made the week of Dec.
13 between the hours of 6-8 p.m.
Information forms, which are
also available at the Chamber
'of Commerce office, 121S, Main
St., are to be mailed to the project chairman, Karl Schulze, at
1106 Shelley Dr. NE, North Canton, 44721. .
Deadline for arranging for the
calls will be Saturday, Dec. 11.
Santa will talk to the youngsters and listen to their holiday
gift lists. Parents wishing copies of the lists may enclose a
stamped self-addressed envelope when sendingtheirinform*
ation to Mr. Schulze.
The board, and staff 9? JfertK*
Canton Public Library Is planning an open house on Thursday, Dec. 9, to honor retiring
head librarian Mrs/ Elizabeth
Bricker.
Designated "Elizabeth Bricker Day'% the public is invited
to visit the library from 11
a.m. until 3 and from 7 until
9 that evening to honor Mrs.
Bricker, who has been at the
helm of the local library for 26
years.
Mrs. Bricker will have her
last dutyrday at the library on
Dec. 16 when she starts a two-
week vacation before beginning
her official retirement on Dec.
31.
A Cleveland native, Mrs.
Bricker is a graduate of Western Reserve University, where
she received bachelor's and
master's degrees.
She was with the Bedford
branch of the Cuyahoga County
Library before coming to North
Canton. '
She has a son, Bill, professor
of psychology at Peabody College in Nashville, Tenn,, and
two grandsons.
Mrs. Bricker is past president" of the Ohio Library Association and of the Stark County
Librarians Association. She
was elected to North Canton's
Charter Commission to write a
charter for the new city. She is
past president of the Ohio State
Mother's Association.
:"?j*^u?ii^^Ai**'\5,i»»rj«isiij^,
The Exercised Mind
Santa's Helicopter To
Land On Square Dec. 18
There was little surprise in a Duke University
psychologists' finding that the more intelligent an individual is, the slower will be his rate of mental decline in1 old age. Observation has long suggested that
, this was so. Observation also supports the conclusion
that continuing vigorous mental activity helps to keep
the mind alert in advanced age.
Men and women of high mental ability, whose
lives have been distinguished by strong and effective
use of that ability, often seem to retain theiv keenness far beyond the so-called retirement age. This is
notably true in the field of political leadership, as witness Churchill and Adenauer. Numerous examples
from the worfds of science and the arts and professions also; come to mind. A connection between mental exercise and mental vigor in old age is not yet
proven, but the evidence of such a connection is per-
■■ suasive. j"-.'
One is tempted to conclude that the mind, li)ce the
^YYrnuscies, can be kept: in condition only though exer-
Y: cise. The rate of decline may be faster for those of
less mental ability, but the dhances are that even
ordinary minds can retard the dwindling of their
■ Y ■. 'powers. Those who retain an active interest in , men
.■; - and-things and ideas, who continue tt)sexeiiclse;l_ieir
(::: if Y minds, can look forward to a keener olijagfe; thaiii / Friday of Christmas week with
'■'•!• these who fat their minds astrophy for lack of use. the hours 3:30-7 on Monday,
Saturday, Dec. 18, will be a red-letter day in
North Canton with two important events expected to
draw crowds to the downtown area. Dedication of the
new city hall building is slated for that morning at
11 a.m. to be followed by tours and then the official
arrival of Santa Claus at 2:30 by helicopter on the
front lawn of the Hoover Co.
Youngsters can follow him to
the Community Building-YMCA
which has donated the, use of the
multi-purpose room so that he
may greet young visitors until
5 p.m. He'll, distribute candy
canes' and light refreshments
are planned.
The remainder of his week- ^
long stay here he'Jl greet visitors in the office of the spon- ;
soring ; North Canton Area
Chamber of Commerce at 121
S. MainSt.
-To GivePrizes-
. He'll be on hand- for Yule,
consultations Monday- through i
3:30-6 on Tuesday, 3:30-7 on
Wednesday, 12 until 4 on Thursday and 2-4 on the afternoon of
Christmas Eve.
This year's Santa will have a
drawing for prizes and gift certificates oniThursday, Dec. 23,
with winners chosen from a-
mbng those who register during
visits to Santa;
Y ^Merchants Sppnsor-
Y" Phillip Becker is general
chairman for this Chamber project, assisted by C.V. (Al) Curran. Area merchants and businesses, are acting as Santa spon-
MRS. ELIZABETH BRICKER
Rotary to Hear
Departing Guest
Student Thursday
Barbara Emmanuel, ending
her year-long stay in North
Canton as a Rotary exchange
student, will speak when North
Canton Rotaty meets for dinner
on Thursday, Dec. 2, at 6:30
p.m. in Community Christian
Church.
She will return to her native
Rhodesia on Friday. She was
guest of honor for an open house
held on Sunday by her current
hosts, the Mike Birchers of 437
ttower St. NE.
A large number of area residents had the opportunity to
meet Barbara when she was the
teen-age speaker for the community-wide thanksgiving service last Wednesday at Hoover
High School.
Jaycees Seek
Toys For Yule
Gifts for Needy
A "Toys for Children" drive
will be conducted by North Canton Jaycees the week of Dec.
5-11 for distribution at Christmas by Jaycees and other area
service organizations.
The Jaycees are seeking new
and good-conditioned used toys
which may be dropped off at
four locations---the Quik Shop
on N. MainSt., Lawson's Restaurant on S.Main.Biair'sArco
Service on E. Maple and DiFeo
Ford on Whipple Ave.
Jaycee Wives are making
Juniors and seniors at Hoover, Oakwood and Glenwood High
Schools will be participating in
the American Legion of Ohio's
state-wide Americanism and
Government Test the week of
Dec. 6.
North Canton American Legion Post 419, headed by its
commander John Weber, arranged the test in those schools.
He acknowledged the cooperation of faculty members Paul
Kieffer of Hoover, Mr. Lauten-
slager of Glenwood and Mr.
Shellage of Oakwood.
Steve Barchalk is Americanism chairman for Post 419 and
Mrs. Marie Woods holds that
post for the Auxiliary.
A boy and a girl from each
of the two grades will be determined local winners based upon
the highest grades received,
with the winners' tests then
scored on a county basis and
then county winners judged at
the Legion District level. District winners' papers will be
forwarded to Legion state headquarters where they will be
judged by a distinguished panel
of educators and professional
people.
A written request by city
street and park department employees seeking 40 cents per
hour wage increases and other
benefits was referred to the finance committee by City Council at its Monday, Nov. 22,
meeting.
The employees also asked for
insurance benefits, time off for
recuperation from work-incurred injuries, uniforms provided by the city, over time pay
after eight hours in one day and
a holiday on Veteran's Day.
Evan B. Schiltz, council president, said the administration
has been working on the matter.
John Walsh, director of law,
said he understands that the
wage freeze applies to municipalities.
In other business, council:
APPOINTED Ted Hummel to
fill the unexpired term of Dale
Gerber on the Civil Service
Commission. Mr. Gerber resigned effective Dec. 1 because
he was elected to city council.
HEARD that the equalization
board for the Skyline Circle
sewer project agreed that two
property owners who are already hooked into the sewer on
Meadow Lane Dr. SE should not
be assessed for a sewer which
would benefit solely a third property owner. They suggested the
city find another way of financing or consider an easement for
connection to the existing sewer
line.
REFERRED to the property
committee a proposed agreement between the city and Citizens Savings Association. Plans
include a possible exchange of
the old city hall site for use as
drive in window space for Citi-
Jaycee
Dance Dec. 11
The member-guest holiday
dinner dance of North Canton
Jaycees is slated for Saturday,
Dec. II, at the Imperial House.
Dancing to "The Modem
Sound" will follow cocktails at
8 p.m. and dinner at 8:30. Door
prizes and holiday gifts will be
a feature of the evening.
Reservations are being taken
by Dr. Lawrence Cohen, 1421
Portage St. NW.
Two boys and two girls from
each of the two grades will be
determined as tbe 12 state winners and will receive an all-
expense paid trip to the nation's
capital and historic Virginia in
early spring.
School officials through the
state have become increasingly
interested in having their school
and students participate In this
test program which consists of
questions relating to federal,
state and county government,
the flag and general Americana.
Four Stark County servicemen serving in Southeast Asia
will make it home for Christmas, one reportedly for a trip
to the altar, under county Jaycees SEAL (Southeast Asia
Leave) program.
The four, expected to arrive
home between Dec. 15-19, were
identified as:
Spec. 4 Terry Miller of 1735
Harmony SW, Spec. SKimStan-
gelow of 625 Walnut Ave. SW -
a prospective bridegroom, and
Marine Sgt. Dean Hansen of 7732
Hills and Dales Rd. NW, all of
Massillon, and Spec. 5 Michael
R. Stanley of 849D 44th St. NW,
Canton.
The Jaycees' program aims
to provide air fare home from
the military's rest and recuperation center in Honolulu for
county servicemen and women
serving in Southeast Asia.
Rowland Judge, project
chairman, said Jaycees made
approximately $3,000 during the
recent 'SEAL Week," portion
of their program fund-raising
efforts.
One serviceman was returned
home on leave earlier this
month and another has been approved for fare home plus tbe
four due to arrive in time for
Christmas. There are sufficient
funds at present, for five more,
he added.
-Need Remains-
Jaycees still have fare applications for 30 persons, he said,
and are hoping to raise approximately $8,000 to meet the need.
Expressing appreciation for
the-public's cooperation in the
program, be said the fund drive
is continuing. Contributions can
be sent to Canton Jaycees office at 229 Wells Ave. NE, he
added.
Program officials have given
special recognition to Mr. and
Mrs. Jack Dickes of 5077 Mon-
ticello Ave. NW, for their part
in conception of the leave project andMayorStanleyA.Cmich
for his support, particularly of
the SEAL benefit ball, hfghligfif '
of "SEAL Week."
Other projects during the
week included a Tag Day at
Canton and North Canton shopping centers; Burger King days
with a portion of three-day proceeds going to the project; a
radio station WINW telethon;
North Canton Jaycees spaghetti
dinner and benefit box lunch
sale by Dick's Parkade.
NC Annexation
Hearing Dec. 8
Stark County Commissioners
will conduct a public hearing on
Wednesday, Dec. 8, at 11 a.m.
in the county office building oft
a petition to annex a 14-acre
tract to the city of North Canton.
The tract is located along the
east side of Whipple Ave. NW
with the present corporation limits and Price Park adjoining
it on the East.
The vacant tract of land has
only two owners, both of whom
signed the petition for annexation.
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brS^'n^SS-5yimA ''^-'for'-the collection areas
brighr red.and white lAmA ^ The Hoover Co. has do-
Santa Sponsor signs. nated ContaJners for the pr0ject.
GRAND OPENING. The Handy Shop Store "On the Square in Greentown" is holding its grand opening Wednesday th rough "'Saturday, E>ec. -1-4,
Mary Shumaker, manager of Greentown's newest store, welcomes everyone i&
the Greentown area to stop in and take advantage of grand opening specials.
The Handy Shop Store is the only one of its kind in the Greentown area —
featuring a full line of Chestnut Ridge products, including dairy foods, ice
cream and milk, and also offering baked goods, lunch meat, canned foods,
laundry aids, some drug items, notions, and even greeting cards and some school
supplies.) The store is open every day — seven days a week — from 8 a.m. to
10 p.m. The store, which formerly was occupied by a drug store, has been
completely renovated'arid arranged for thr; convenience of thr shopper who
wants fast service and a variety of items.
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